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  • Mysterious, reconstructed terraces, temples and other buildings dominate Choquequirao, an Inca royal ceremonial site set high on a remote ridge in Peru's rugged Cordillera Vilcabamba.
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  • A Shiva-worshipping Hindu ascetic sits near temples at Durbar Square.
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  • Kathmandu, Nepal. Pigeons flock atop pagoda roofs on temples at Durbar Square.
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  • In what is now a rare sight, the Himalaya rise behind pagoda temples in  Patan, Nepal, 1986.
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  • People walk among Hindu pagodas and temples in the Durbar Square in Bhaktapur, a town in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal.
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  • Nepali people walk between pagoda temples in Patan, Nepal.
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  • Meredith and Ben Wiltsie ride a pedicab past temples in Kathmandu, Nepal, 1996.
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  • Elaborately carved pagoda roofs rise above Hindu temples in Kathmandu's Durbar Square, Nepal.
    KM 0228.jpg
  • Buddha figures in Choijinlam Temple, a rare, remaining Tibetan Buddhist sanctuary in Ulaanbaator, Mongolia. During the country's Soviet occupation, religion was discouraged and thousands of monks and lamas were executed.  The religion is making a resurgence after independence.
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  • Choijinlam Temple, a rare, remaining Tibetan Buddhist sanctuary in Ulaanbaator, Mongolia. During the country's Soviet occupation, religion was discouraged and thousands of monks and lamas were executed.  The religion is making a resurgence after independence.
    MGe 060624-026.jpg
  • A Hindu ascetic (sadhu) sits on temple steps in Durbar Square.
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  • The Annapurna massif towers above a Tibetan Buddhis temple (gompa) in remote remote Manang village, Nepal.
    AN 2714.jpg
  • A rock carving of a face adorns the cornerstone of a temple at Kuelap, a stronghold of the pre-Incan Chachapoyan culture in Peru's Cordillera Central.
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  • Lhasa, Tibet, People's Republic of China. Tibetan Buddhist nuns chant and pray in a temple at their nunnery.
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  • A crowd shelters under umbrellas as Hindu celebrants gather amongst pagodas to celebrate Krishna's birthday at the temple square in Patan Nepal, 1996.
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  • A Hindu ascetic poses with a cobra around his neck at a temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, 1996.
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  • A Tibetan Buddhist monk prostrates himself as he circles  Swaymbhu Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, 1986.
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  • Tibetan Buddhist monks chant and play musical instruments during  a sacred puja ceremonyat Swayambhu Temple in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, 1986.
    KM 0323.jpg
  • A crowd shelters under umbrellas as Hindu celebrants gather amongst pagodas to celebrate Krishna's birthday at the temple square in Patan Nepal, 1996.
    KM 3208.jpg
  • A Hindu ascetic poses with a cobra around his neck at a temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, 1996.
    KM 2750.jpg
  • A youngster stands near vendors outside a temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, 1996.
    KM 1881.jpg
  • A Tibetan Buddhist monk prostrates himself as he circles  Swaymbhu Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, 1986.
    KM 0342.jpg
  • A young monk peeks from a temple at Gandan Monastery in Ullaanbaatar, Mongolia.
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  • Vegetable merchants display their wares outside a Hindu temple in Kathmandu, Nepal
    KT 1935.jpg
  • Hindu ascetics sit outside a temple in Kathmandu, Nepal
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  • A rhesus monkey sits by Tibetan Buddhist sculptures at Swayambhu Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal.
    KT 0710.jpg
  • Swayambhunath Stupa rises behind a pagoda temple and Tibetan Buddhist chortens in Kathmandu, Nepal
    KT 0619.jpg
  • Swayambhunath Stupa rises behind a pagoda temple and Tibetan Buddhist chortens in Kathmandu, Nepal
    KT 0517.jpg
  • A gilt doorway to a shrine at Swayambhu Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal.
    KT 0515.jpg
  • A gilt doorway to a shrine at Swayambhu Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal.
    KT 0511.jpg
  • A crowd shelters under umbrellas as Hindu celebrants gather amongst pagodas to celebrate Krishna's birthday at the temple square in Patan Nepal, 1996.
    KM 3239.jpg
  • A crowd shelters under umbrellas as Hindu celebrants gather amongst pagodas to celebrate Krishna's birthday at the temple square in Patan Nepal, 1996.
    KM 3208.jpg
  • Hindu celebrants gather around Kumbeshwar Temple, in Patan, Nepal, where higher caste men bathe and change their sacred threads & women line up for darshan blessings.
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  • A Nepali Girl Scout helps guide crowds as Hindu celebrants gather around Kumbeshwar Temple, in Patan, Nepal, where higher caste men bathe and change their sacred threads & women line up for darshan blessings.
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  • A Nepali Boy Scout helps guide crowds as Hindu celebrants gather around Kumbeshwar Temple, in Patan, Nepal, where higher caste men bathe and change their sacred threads & women line up for darshan blessings.
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  • Hindu celebrants gather around Kumbeshwar Temple, in Patan, Nepal, where higher caste men bathe and change their sacred threads & women line up for darshan blessings.
    KM 3011.jpg
  • Hindu celebrants gather around Kumbeshwar Temple, in Patan, Nepal, where higher caste men bathe and change their sacred threads & women line up for darshan blessings.
    KM 2913.jpg
  • A Hindu ascetic poses with a cobra around his neck at a temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, 1996.
    KM 2750.jpg
  • A Tibetan Buddhist painting adorns a temple near Kathmandu, Nepal, 1996.
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  • A hindu ascetic meditates outside a temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, 1996.
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  • A bell at Pashupitinath Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, 1996.
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  • Hindu lingams (phallic symbols) and their counterpart yonis near Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, 1996.
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  • Ornately carved struts adorm a pagoda temple in Kathmandu, Nepal.
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  • Ornately carved struts adorm a pagoda temple in Kathmandu, Nepal.
    KM 1952.jpg
  • A youngster stands near vendors outside a temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, 1996.
    KM 1881.jpg
  • Pidicab drivers relax under a temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, 1986.
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  • A woman threshes grain in a temple square in Kathmandu, Nepal, 1986.
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  • Ornate sculptures and paintings adorn a door at Hanuman Dhoka Palace in the Durbar Square temple complex  in Kathmandu, Nepal.
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  • Pagoda roofs rise above Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, 1986.
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  • Pagoda roofs rise above Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, 1996.
    KM 0506.jpg
  • A Tibetan Buddhist monk prostrates himself as he circles  Swaymbhu Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, 1986.
    KM 0342.jpg
  • A Tibetan Buddhist monk tends 108 butter lamps at Swaymbhu Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, 1986.
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  • Tibetan Buddhist monks chant and play musical instruments during  a sacred puja ceremonyat Swayambhu Temple in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, 1986.
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  • Tibetan Buddhist monks chant and play musical instruments during  a sacred puja ceremonyat Swayambhu Temple in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, 1986.
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  • A Tibetan Buddhist man lights 108 butter lamps  at Swaymbhu Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, 1986.
    KM 0314.jpg
  • Statues of the Goddess Kali surround Dakshinkali Temple in the Kathmandu Valley,, Nepal, 1996. Every week animals are sacrifice here to appease the bloodthirsty goddess.
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  • A Hindu woman makes offerings to a statue of the goddess Kali at Dakshinkali Temple in the Kathmandu Valley,, Nepal, 1996.  Every week animals are sacrificed here to placate the bloodthirsty goddess.
    KM 0304.jpg
  • Ornately carved struts adorm a pagoda temple in Kathmandu, Nepal.
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  • A family rests at a temple in Patan, Nepal, a sister city to Kathmandu. 1986
    KM 0234.jpg
  • The Annapurna massif towers above a Tibetan Buddhis temple (gompa) in remote remote Manang village, Nepal.
    AN 2714.jpg
  • Dhaulagiri peak rises behind Muktinath Temple, north of Annapurna in Nepal.
    AN 2017.jpg
  • A hindu ascetic meditates outside a temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, 1996.
    KM 2067.jpg
  • A youngster stands near vendors outside a temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, 1996.
    KM 1881.jpg
  • A hindu ascetic meditates outside a temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, 1996.
    KM 2067.jpg
  • Tibetan Buddhist monks chant and play musical instruments during  a sacred puja ceremonyat Swayambhu Temple in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, 1986.
    KM 0323.jpg
  • Higher caste Hindus gather for ritual purification in the Bagmati River at the 1977  Genai Pherni festival at Gokarna Temple in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal.
    KT 1514.jpg
  • Swayambhunath Stupa rises behind a pagoda temple and Tibetan Buddhist chortens in Kathmandu, Nepal
    KT 0617.jpg
  • Hindu celebrants gather amongst pagodas to celebrate Krishna's birthday at the temple square in Patan Nepal, 1996.
    KM 3247.jpg
  • Hindu celebrants gather around Kumbeshwar Temple, in Patan, Nepal, where higher caste men bathe and change their sacred threads & women line up for darshan blessings.
    KM 3041.jpg
  • Hindu celebrants gather around Kumbeshwar Temple, in Patan, Nepal, where higher caste men bathe and change their sacred threads & women line up for darshan blessings.
    KM 2920.jpg
  • A Hindu ascetic poses with a cobra around his neck at a temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, 1996.
    KM 2753.jpg
  • Tibetran Buddhist musicians perform outside a temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, 1996.
    KM 2213.jpg
  • A hindu ascetic sits outside a temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, 1996.
    KM 2070.jpg
  • Hindu lingams (phallic symbols) and their counterpart yonis near Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, 1996.
    KM 2027.jpg
  • Cattle cross the Bagmati River near Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, 1996.
    KM 2021.jpg
  • Ornately carved struts adorm a pagoda temple in Kathmandu, Nepal.
    KM 1959.jpg
  • Merchants sell grain outside a temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, as pigeons wait for any spills.
    KM 1823.jpg
  • A woman threshes grain in a temple square in Kathmandu, Nepal, 1986.
    KM 0754.jpg
  • Ornate sculptures and paintings adorn the main door to Hanuman Dhoka Palace in  the Durbar Square temple complex  in Kathmandu, Nepal.
    KM 0729.jpg
  • A Hindu woman walks bast Tibetan Buddhist prayer wheels at Swayambhu Temple in Kathamandu, Nepal, 1986.
    KM 0363.jpg
  • A Tibetan Buddhist man lights an offering fire   at Swaymbhu Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, 1986.
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  • Tibetan Buddhist monks read scripture during  a sacred puja ceremony at Swayambhu Temple in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, 1986.
    KM 0324.jpg
  • A bell hangs by a pagoda temple in Kathmandu, Nepal.
    KM 0246.jpg
  • Buddhist icons adorn a temple in Lhasa, Tibet, China.
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  • 108 water fountains pour from the spring at Muktinath Temple in Nepal, where an eternal natural gas flame is believed to be a manifestaion of the Hindu god Vishnu.
    AN 2013.jpg
  • A Hindu pilgrim sits beside Muktinath Temple, a sacred Hindu pilgrimage site north of Annapurna in Nepal
    AN 2011.jpg
  • Tibetran Buddhist musicians perform outside a temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, 1996.
    KM 2215.jpg
  • The Inca royal ceremonial site, Choquequirao sits high on a remote ridge in Peru's rugged Cordillera Vilcabamba.  This is considered to be a sister center to Machu Picchu and was mapped and investigated by Hiram Bingam in 1909, two years before he found the latter.  It has recently been renovated by the Peruvian government and is becoming an adventure travel destination.
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  • Pigeons fly between pagoda roofs in Kathmandu Durbar Square, Nepal, 1986.
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  • Rebuilt structures of unclear usage dominate Choquequirao, an Inca royal ceremonial site set high on a remote ridge in Peru's rugged Cordillera Vilcabamba.
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  • in Kathmandu, Nepal, 1996.
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  • A truck with a loudspeaker blasts campaign rhetoric for an election in Kathmandu, Nepal in 1982.
    KT 1952.jpg
  • A guard stands restricts access only to Hindus at Hanuman Dhoka Palace in the  the Durbar Squaretemple complex  in Kathmandu, Nepal.
    KM 1940.jpg
  • Newari Hindus in Bhaktapur, Nepal, gather to celebrate Gai Jatra (the cow festival) where families honor their dead and march through the city, performing  to encourage their passing to heaven.
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  • Newari Hindus in Bhaktapur, Nepal, gather to celebrate Gai Jatra (the cow festival) where families honor their dead and march through the city, performing  to encourage their passing to heaven.
    KM 3524.jpg
  • Tibetan Buddhist monks chant and play musical instruments during  a sacred puja ceremony in a monastery in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, 1996.
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  • Tibetan Buddhist monks chant and play musical instruments during  a sacred puja ceremony in a monastery in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, 1996.
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  • Tibetan Buddhist monks chant and play musical instruments during  a sacred puja ceremony in a monastery in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, 1996.
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  • in Kathmandu, Nepal, 1996.
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  • Meredith shops with a streetside vendor in  Kathmandu, Nepal, 1996.
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